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[MOD] 7 DEADLY SINS : by DANMAN GAMES (DANMAN3712) ver 2.5 FINAL AVAILABLE to the PUBLIC!

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[MOD] 7 DEADLY SINS : by DANMAN GAMES (DANMAN3712) ver 2.5 FINAL AVAILABLE to the PUBLIC!

The Ultimate Combo mod - featured in PC GAMER

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Welcome to the 7 DEADLY SINS mod, as featured in PC GAMER by DANMAN .

 

Welcome to 7 Deadly Sins 2.5 FINAL for the latest version of Sins Entrenchment 1.053.
7DS can only be played at HIGH maximum settings. DO NOT USE VERY HIGH settings. This will cause a minidump. Also, there is an issue with Win7 64 bit. You will get crashes, load errors, or the game will not even play, with or without warning. Just keep reloading the game and trying until you actually get into the game and play. This is a Windows problem, not a problem with Sins or 7DS.

 

7 Deadly Sins is:

The ultimate combo mod, the "unoffical" expansion of Sins of a Solar Empire, or so it has been dubbed by the mod community.
The work of many individual modders working together under my leadership (DANMAN3712).
Nearly 4 years old and downloaded in various forms over 100k times worldwide and in 5 languages.

Together, we form the 7DS Mod Team and the backbone of DANMAN GAMES www.danmangames.com

 

7 Deadly Sins is the combination of original 7DS Team content and other mods including:

Sins Plus - By Uzii
Solar Sins - By DANMAN
Sins Enhanced - By Krissem
Bailknights Graphical Mod 1.3 - By Bailknight
WLD Graphical MOD - By Lost WLD
Volumetric Explosions 0.85 - By Mansh00ter
Star Wars (Empire only) - By EvilJedi
Metal Storm - By SpardaSon21
HammerSun Pirate Mod - By HammerSun
UFO Mod - By i Nert
Kreyson's Battlewagons Mod - Kreyson
Sins Sounds - Gurkoz
Sins Music (unreleased) - Gurkoz
Ancient Ones, Atlantians (unreleased) - DANMAN
Star Control / Master of Orion Mod (unreleased) - DANMAN
NPC Starbases -Thanks Distant Stars for the help
HD Player loadscreen pictures of Arilou, KohrAh and Kzerza by Damon Czanik who is making "UrQuan Masters: Project 6014" dczanik.deviantart.com
Custom HUD displays for all races. Thanks Rick Hughes or Rick's Galaxy http://ricksgalaxy.homestead.com/index.html

 

So, now I know what you want...a list of what YOU, the player, is actaully getting with this mod. Well, here is a non-inclusive list:

11 brand new colonizable planet types
Colonizable Gas Giants, with new types of Gas Giants
5 Colonizable Stars - you colonize the moons that orbit them

Over 80 brand new planetary bonuses, including negative ones -even one that can completely sterilize the world for the remainder of the game.

1 New Star - White Star

1 Modified Star - Green is now a Neutron Star

1 New Super Massive Black Hole - at the center of some solar systems
2 Black Holes - will destroy your ships
3 Nebuleas - complete with baby stars
3 Different Moons, orbiting various planets and Stars

Galactic Rescaling by Makon to improve performance
Rescaled Planets and Gravity Wells by Danman for greater visual appeal

* Completely new soundtrack, provided by Chris Payne (DMG Composer), Gurkoz, Makon, Lucas Arts (Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Game) & (Star Wars), Frank Klpacki (Universe at War Soundtrack), and Toys for Bob, the developers of Star Control 1 & 2.
* Completely new sound effects, provided by Gurkoz, Toys for Bob, and Lucas Arts.
* New star color variants with matching skyboxes, provided by the Sins Enhanced mod.
* All new weapons, engines, abilities, and explosion effects, provided by Bailknight's Graphical mod, WLD Graphical mod, Volumetric Explosions, and DANMAN.
* Hundreds of custom researches, including those created by DANMAN, HammerSun, and Uzii.
* More individualized research for each race instead of shared research giving each race their own unique feel.
* Altered Artifacts, the 7 DEADLY SINS of Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride.
* Dozens of custom ship models, including those from HammerSun, i Nert, EvilJedi, Kiedjor, DANMAN, and the X3: Reunion development team.
* Dozens of new maps, provided by SamazRalan and the 7DS Mod Team.
* New opening video and logos, video by SamazRalan, logos by DANMAN.
* New loadscreens, menu colors, and characters, provided by Uzii, Gihren, and DANMAN.
* New particles for magnetic storms, plasma clouds, wormholes and doomsday weapons by SamazRalan.
* Many more features too numerous to name here and always more in development.

 

New classes of ships:
Frigate -light armor
Destroyers -medium armor
Cruisers -heavy armor
Battlecruisers -very heavy armor, 2 to 3 weapon banks for anti-cruiser, destroyer and frigate duty
Capitalships -capital armor
Dreadnought -capital armor, incredible firepower and durability
Titan -capital armor like Dreadnoughts, possess doomsday weapons

 

New Area Affect Doomsday Weapons
TCA Beta Kol Graviton Doomsday
Imperial Executor SSD Shield Overload
Atlantian Avatar Stellar Converter (beam with damage to all in path)
Triad of Creation -Lapis Blackhole Generator and Spatial Compressor Wormhole Weapon

 

New Special Abilities
Rogue "Assault Pods", The Machine "Assimilation" for capturing capitalships, TCA armor plating unlocked by research for greater tanking, TOU "Oppression Aura" that reduces enemy firepower, Arilou Obliterator "Ion Cannon" disabling Starbases, Arilou "Mxyzptlk Array" with time disrupting "Quasi-Bomb", Triad of Creation "Nosferatu" and "Ghoul" energy siphons that do damage, and More!

 

New classes of strikecraft squadrons and Capitalships/Dreadnoughts/Titans with fixed number of Squadrons
Cruiser Squads of 3 strikecraft
Capital Squadrons of 6 strikecraft; largely used by Hangars
Titan Wings of 9 strikecraft; also used by Starbases

 

Mobile Starbases -all races possess starbases that can move about the gravity well to interdict enemy forces -assault carefully.

 

12 Playable Races with their own traits that make them more unique, from being a total offensive race, to a highly researching race. Each race now has its own unique tactics of gameplay.

Trader Emergency Coalition- solely based on trade and swarming, with little military might
Corpo-Nations that have rebelled against the Trade Order. Their military might stripped, they have turned to allying themselves with various factions and hiring mercs for protection.
TEC has new Battlecruisers, mercenary contracts, and EMP shells that bypass shields to a small degree.
Trade Coalition Armada- the military arm of the Trade Order
Once the development arm of the Trade Order, they are now the last hope for the Trade Order and humanity. Their ships are bricks with extreme range railguns.

TCA has state of the art weapons on traditional capitalships plus the Dresden and Athena Dreadnought and Beta Kol Titan.
The Orion Unity- modified Orion and Advent Combine
Some Orion split with the Atlantian-Orion Combine to guide the Advent towards their ultimate evolutionary stage. TOU ships are stronger, faster and deadlier; They can even travel between worlds using the Phase Stabilizer technology of the Tempest Titan.
Ship research boosts weapon performance.

DARK FLEET- modified Vasari
The Dark Fleet is all that remains of the Vasari. Where the weak Exodus ran often and fought rarely, the Dark Fleet seeks total dominion through force of arms. Their 5 Titan ships roam looking for prey.
Play style is familiar with greater armor, firepower and destructive potential.

Imperial Armada- from Star Wars
Guided by a clone of General Thrawn, the wasteland armadas of the Imperial Armada can employ powerful Force Alchemical Technology and even unleash the power of the Executor Super Star Destroyer.
Can unlock Jedi and/or Sith Holocrons for performance boost to defenses or offenses respectively -and at the expense of the other.

Rogue Cadre- Playable, custom pirates
Rob, pilfer, and steal your way to greatness. The Rogue Cadre is a melting pot of human cultures, Advent refugees and what remains of the Vasari. They have gathered against the TCA, TOU, Atlantian-Orion Combine and TOC to free humanity from tyranny, mysticism and slavery.
Posess the Precursor Titan and The Machine -the latter capable of capturing capitalships

Arilou Vanguard- UFO race from the Star Control Games
Not being of this dimension, the Arilou do not rely on money and normal means of transport or construction. They simply spawn ships from their "motherships", and travel through Quasispace, which propels them at near instant speeds from planet to planet.

Ur-quan KohrAh Third Doctrinal Fleet- Death race from the Star Control games
Totally aggressive, the Korh-Ah are built for battle. They are all offense, and barely any defense. They focus on exterminating every race and every planet they find, and almost every ship is capable of boming from orbit. Their goal is to "cleanse" the universe of all other sentient life, anything that is not an Ur-Quan.

Ur-Quan KzerZa Third Doctrinal Fleet- Slaving race from the Star Control games
Unlike their Kor-Ah cousins, the Kzer-Za believe in a diplomatic approach, let alone old habits of enslaving entire races into their Hierarchy. They have grown from their 10,000 year old ways, and are more good than bad now.

Atlantian-Orion Combine- the ultimate race, the seeders of life (the gods)
The Combine are part of the original Creator Alliance and responsible for seeding galaxies with genetic data. The Orion are the protectors and defenders until the Atlantian vessels can be fielded. Their greatest strength is their technology, but the loss of labs remove bonuses gained from research.

Taalo Horde- Ancient Rock race, from the Star Control games
As if the universe itself groaned for a protector, the Taalo have awakened from a million year slumber only to find old allies -the Atlantians and Arilou stripping the galaxy of semi-sentient flo-metal. They are the ultimate enviromental defender with a naive sense of justice. They have incorporated alien technology into their asteroid bodies with great results.

Triad of Creation- Ancient Destroyers of Worlds, Galactic Enslavers
The Triad of Creation, the Dnyarri, Antaran and Lapis, seek to eradicate all life in the universe. They nearly destroyed the Atlantian-Orion Combine in the Ori galaxy by turning their creation -the Vasari- against them. They emerged from within the Rogue Cadre taking a sizeable portion of their population into slavery. Their fleets struck the Taalo and Dark Fleet with vessels designed for infiltration nearly crippling the two factions.

 

To get the mod, go to the official website: http://www.danmangames.com

Click on MEMBERSHIP or DOWNLOADS , then register. Registering for the forums does not make you a member. Once you sign up for either a FREE or PREMIUM membership, the DOWNLOAD area will open up, you can get this, and other mods that we develop.

 

Again, we hope you enjoy 7 Deadly Sins Final for Entrenchment 1.053.

"7 Deadly Sins 2.5 Beta 6 Manual (old)" is included in the root directory of the mod folder or found at http://www.deviantart.com/download/288707982/7_deadly_sins_beta_6_manual_by_samazralan-d4rw0i6.pdf

*TOC is not included, investigate them, enjoy them, take over the galaxy!

"In the Beginning", Atlantian Lore can be found here http://www.deviantart.com/download/288708883/in_the_beginning_by_samazralan-d4rw177.pdf

 

Outside Sites

Check http://forums.danmangames.comfor forums, technical help, complaints, praise, and fun.

http://danmangames.com/forums/index.php?topic=5269.0 for Bug Reports for Beta 6

http://danmangames.com/forums/index.php?topic=5270.0 for Feedback and Discussion

Many Thanks,

 

DANMAN

 

7 Deadly Sins, a Danman Games Production/Mod for Sins of a Solar Empire by IronClad/StarDock.

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Reply #3751 from Sins Forums Top

Every time I try to load the game after I pick races and the like, my game crashes any help would be much appreciated!

Reply #3752 from Sins Forums Top
What version of 7DS and what version of sins do you use ?
Offworld Trading Company
Reply #3753 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks Harpo!  Once again you come through!

 

DANMAN

 

Oh, BTW got some photos coming of the new stuff...

 

 

 

Reply #3754 from Sins Forums Top

Behold, the SA-MATRA...(Ultimate Death dealing Battleship from the Star Control series.  Both the Kohr-Ah and Kzer-Za have acces to this ship:

Reply #3755 from Sins Forums Top

Reply #3756 from Sins Forums Top

Reply #3757 from Sins Forums Top

Sa-Matra with Kohr-Ah and Kzer-Za Fleet:

Reply #3758 from Sins Forums Top

Fleet beating up the Arilou:

Reply #3759 from Sins Forums Top

Kzer-Za Warbird:

Reply #3760 from Sins Forums Top

Sa-Matra Fireballs of destructions (fireball is bigger than most frigates):

Reply #3761 from Sins Forums Top

1 Sa-Matra against all 5 Empire type Star Destroyers (one of each).  Notice it is going head to head with an Imperial Class Star Destroyer II.  Notice the huge size difference.  (BTW - the Sa-Matra wins this fight.)

I hope you all enjoyed.  Now go play the mod LOL!

DANMAN

Reply #3762 from Sins Forums Top

Geez Dan... looks like a simple looking ship but if it's able to take on 5 capital ships on it's own... well DAMN that's a freaking scary battleship

Reply #3763 from Sins Forums Top

Dan, i know that family have priority but i think that your children have not yet the knowledge needed for model the Sa-Matra...

And what have happen with the model that you have ask me to correct and soften the curved part( http://starcontroller.com/?p=911 , http://starcontroller.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/samatra_7ds.jpg ) ??? Seem that again, i have work for nothing...

By the way, i have propose you long time ago to make a model of the Samatra who look like these at http://www.zenzmurfy.com/starcontrol/sa-matra/ZZ_samatra1d.jpg ... but you have refuse... seem that now, you have choose to one who look like these in the previous screenshot... but the modeling quality is below everything...

And yes, i am again angry... 3 times in one month time that i discover that a mod who have order me to me some work choose to not use it and put some crap in place of it... why in the hell do you have a 7DS forum where people work for you when you take the first crap that you found somewhere else... Was it too much difficult to make a post on your own forum, saying that you have change your mind and asking people to work on these crap ship for make it somehow look a little better...

 

Reply #3764 from Sins Forums Top

Well... this didn't turn out well... not well at all 7DS team just lost a great and wonderful model maker... this is a sad day indeed

Reply #3765 from Sins Forums Top

Thoumsin / Fileosoft,

I apologize for misguiding you.  I AM going to use your model that you worked on.  That is for the ACTUAL SA-Matra Starbase / Battlestation, the way it is supposed to be.  The model you see in the pics is Gihren's model, one that he made a long time ago before you worked on the Sa-Matra model.  Your's is a more perfect model, which is why it is going to be the actual Sa-Matra battlestation.  In the original Star Control game, the Sa-Matra never moved, it was a Starbase type weapon.  In order to do what I wanted, I needed two different models.

Also, I have tried and tried again to get a hold of Zensmufy for him model, with no success at all.  If I could, I would love to have a model like that, as that is a better reproduction of the actual ship in Star Control.

Again, I apologize.  Just jumped the gun a little.  Your model will be used, it will just take time for me to texture it.  The model in the screen shots was already done by Gihren, which is why I put it in to get the Sa-Matra rolling.  But your model is still in the works man!  I am texturing it right now and hope to put it in soon.

Also, I still want to work with you regarding those other 6 models.  I know you have worked hard my friend, and that work will not go unappreciated.  As you know my time is limited, and sometimes I need to take the easy way in order to stuff done, or else it never will.  But I am working on the model you made, so don't worry!

Again I deeply apologize, I guess I did not keep you in the Sa-Matra loop I had going with Gihren.  I will correct this so that you know what is happening with your model.

I will post shots of the "other" Sa-Matra as soon as it is done being textured.

DANMAN

Reply #3766 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting DANMAN3712, reply 3765

The model you see in the pics is Gihren's model, one that he made a long time ago before you worked on the Sa-Matra model.
End of DANMAN3712's quote

The Sa-matra that i have worked on was finish 1/2 year ago !!!

Your's is a more perfect model

Model is not mine... you have give it to me for correct some error on it...

Also, I have tried and tried again to get a hold of Zensmufy for him model, with no success at all.  If I could, I would love to have a model like that, as that is a better reproduction of the actual ship in Star Control.


The model from yours screenshot look like the Zensmufy one... with some work, it have can look better...

Again I deeply apologize, I guess I did not keep you in the Sa-Matra loop I had going with Gihren.  I will correct this so that you know what is happening with your model.

Main problem is that we are working in the dark on the 7DS forum... Cliff, your second in command have promise weekly report month ago but it have not happen... people working on the 7DS forum have almost no news from you... remember, you are the mod creator... a few post by week, given instructor and making a short report is not too much ask...

About texturing, we are able to make it too... better 5 model fully finish that a bunch of unfinished model and some fast crap included for show some progress...

By the way, remember that 2.5 was planned to be a entrenchment convertion of 2.1 ... 3.0 was planned to be with new material... trying to convert AND add material delay a lot the release... soon, there will be again a lot of patch due to beta testing of Diplomacy... and not yet all material from 2.1 is updated... you try to make everything alone but it is almost a impossible task... You real job is not to make everything but to give work on your team and guide them...

I have a model to finish for Tesla and one for Tobi... once these done, i will check if thing have become better on the 7DS forum... remember, a ship need his captain... on the 7DS ship, the captain is absent, the second in command seam to be dead... and all other officier was not see in a long time... in fact, the only active thing on the 7DS forum is mainly related to all the mod not included in 7DS ( B5, Tesla pirate, BSG, etc )

One last thing, you need a webmaster for the forum... it is already some time now that upload material on it is difficult or impossible because the upload folder room is full... have post about it a few time but it seem that all admin are missing in action...

Reply #3767 from Sins Forums Top

Thoumsin,

 

I completely agree with you.  I ahve been trying to get the DANMAN GAMES members to be more active, but they have not been, even Cliff who is supposed to give a weekly report on what is going on, since I do not have the time to do so.  I will speak with him, and if still unresolved, I will just do the posts myself somehow.  I have been relying on people to do work other than I as you have suggested, but many people are not dedicated the same way you and I are, and I find it hard to depend on people when the time counts.  This is why I end of doing everything myself.  I have asked for help, I even created the JOB POSTING section, but no responses.  Some people do come to me and ask if they can help, but usually they do not know how, or again when asked to do the work, they disappear.

 

About 2.5, yes it was just supposed to be a direct conversion, but I could not help adding stuff to make things more complete.  Good news is that I am just about done.  I want to put in the Sa-Matra Star Base, and one or two more Kzer-Za ships, and then I am done with the new stuff, and only will concentrate on getting everything ready for BETA testing and then release.

As far as the forum goes, you are correct.  Those guys took off a long time ago, and left us hanging.  I am working to actually get the whole forum moved yet again, but this time to my own server at DANMAN GAMES.  This will allow me /us full control, of which I would love your help.  So hopefully this will help out, especially with the downloads.  I cannot even make them work LOL!

 

With your help and others, I plan and hope to make things a lot better!

 

DANMAN

Reply #3768 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting DANMAN3712, reply 3767
I have asked for help, I even created the JOB POSTING section, but no responses.
End of DANMAN3712's quote

These section is enough new... the few remaining are busy with their own mod section, like scratch who was promoted to be responsible for the Empire some weeks ago...

 Some people do come to me and ask if they can help, but usually they do not know how, or again when asked to do the work, they disappear.

For the "they do not know how", it is maybe our own fault... in the past, we have never share our knowledge, just make the job... recently, i have realise that we have some people very motivated but only need to be guided... Some of them being very talented ( a recent one is koobalt, a very talented modeler and he learn very fast )... now, i don't correct anymore model from other but i teach the other to find their own error and correct them themselft...

About 2.5, yes it was just supposed to be a direct conversion, but I could not help adding stuff to make things more complete.  Good news is that I am just about done.  I want to put in the Sa-Matra Star Base, and one or two more Kzer-Za ships, and then I am done with the new stuff, and only will concentrate on getting everything ready for BETA testing and then release.


Seem that i am more in contact with people ( 7DS fan ) that you are... recently, someone have ask me about the Borg !!! And some have ask for the BSG... some try to make some balance between the numerous faction, etc... Sorry to say it but i don't think that a lot of people have interest in the numerous race from Star control... for your Atlantian, people like them for crush some AI but don't like fight against them... maybe make some pool about what will be added after will give a second life to the forum...

By the way, once everything is updated, it will become more easy... With the Harpoo tools, upgrade from one version to the new one can be made in a few hours...

One last thing... a lot of people ask question about solar sins... it was one of your baby too ( and a very successful one )... no new races but a new universe... i have a lot of texture for planet but since i don't know how it work with planet, i cannot create them in game... since you seem the only expert about planet, maybe a short tutorial about them can be welcome... sure that with time, i will find someone enough pationate for work on it once they have learn how to make it...

As far as the forum goes, you are correct.  Those guys took off a long time ago, and left us hanging.  I am working to actually get the whole forum moved yet again, but this time to my own server at DANMAN GAMES.  This will allow me /us full control, of which I would love your help.  So hopefully this will help out, especially with the downloads.  I cannot even make them work LOL!


The actual problem is with the upload, the attachment to the post... i am using my own server space for my tutorial modeling now, who is image heavy... my server is very very fast but have very little storage room... have already resize all the pic for spare place... soon of later, i will need the room for other thing and i will need to delete them... it will mean that the modeling/segmenting/UV optimization/texturing tutorial who is running now will be deleted and loose... it is why we need a webmaster for all these little problem... Duke was one of the guy who have full access and can change thing... since he have come back recently, maybe you can ask him how to make it work...
 

With your help and others, I plan and hope to make things a lot better!


I cannot give you more help that now... working like the PR guy of your forum take already the half of my time... hey, i am not a coder but lately, i am the only one who reply to coding question on your forum... it ask me hours for try to understand how thing work and give a reply... by the way, about coding, we have almost loose Evil Tesla... He seem to be the guy who can create very original ability... he seem have begin a expert at it... if he go away again, i think that it will be final and we will loose a very good asset who is for now underused... 

Take example of Tobi from the B5 section... along with his second in command Steiner... both interact a lot with people, who lead to hem receiving a lot of help... you isolate yourself too much with your coding work and it is the real problem... you are the 7DS leader and you need to be more with your troop... the few hours loose for make this will be compensate with the help you receive back... See, Tesla help the B5 mod by creating original code but Steiner help Tesla for all 2D work for the Pirate mod... it is how i see the 7DS team work... numerous mod working together... the 7DS mod in itself is secondary... if the team work is good, the 7DS mod will be good too... hey, a few month ago, i have continue the support that you have give to the BSG mod related to texture problem... in one single week, a bunch of ship have their texture corrected... I have discover their texture problem on these forum, discover here that you was trying to help them... have be more easy if you have make a post on your own forum asking help for resolve these problem...

Enough about problems... simply, you need to be more with yours guys, lead them... job posting board is not a bad idea but it need to be more specific that "i need a modeler"... a sketch, some lore about the model, planned weaponery and ability are info that modeler need for create a model... progress report from the modeler and comment from the guy who order the job is needed too... at early stage, a model can be modified... and it is always beter that ear at the end "this is not what i was thinking"... and it have a other positive effect too... people from outside ( the fan ) see that we are working on the mod...

Reply #3769 from Sins Forums Top

Hi guys,

 

The mod has not been updated to the new version of Sins and Entrenchment, it is called Alpha G.

 

Located in the Playtesters section on our forum.

 

DANMAN

Reply #3771 from Sins Forums Top

Yeah for entrenchment 1.041

Reply #3772 from Sins Forums Top

well i downloaded the so called "2.1" version but after installation i looked at the read text you added and after reading the whole thing it was mentioned that that was only 2.0 version. so i thought maybe you just used the old log file but after i started the game in main menu it was cleary written 2.0 . so

1) maybe im wrong and the whole 900mb that i downloaded with extreeme low speed is still the 2.1 version or....

in few words ... ill be dissapointed.

2) when can i download the real version?

3) i really liked the CSI in the older version of the game with all the trade federation capital ships. So any possanility to get them back or somway upload only them in a seperate way?

Reply #3773 from Sins Forums Top

From where did you download the 2.1 version?

Reply #3775 from Sins Forums Top

Ive downloaded both the 2.1 and 2.5A release from danmangames.com but am having trouble getting either mod to work. I think its due to the version of Sins Im running, I recently reinstalled the game and it came as v 1.181 Now if this is the case how do I go about getting the correct version? Is it even possible to downgrade to an earlier version? I also have the entrenchment xpac but havent installed it. Even once I get all this sorted I dont know where to unzip the file to. Any help is appreciated.